Innovation

We engender a collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment with the unique potential to make a significant impact on complex local and global challenges.

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New & Notable

The Hunt for Hope in the Genome

Three decades ago, a team of researchers—including future Tufts President Anthony P. Monaco—combed through millions of DNA letters to find the flawed gene responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Here’s how their work led to the first-ever FDA-approved drug for treating the deadly disease.

Entrepreneurs capture funding, support in new venture competitions at Tufts University

Annual contests celebrate innovation, entrepreneurship across Tufts community
Tufts Puts a Fresh Spin on Summer Learning

With daytime, evening, and online courses, Summer Session covers a wide range of topics for academic, professional, and personal enrichment
New imaging reveals previously unseen vulnerabilities of HIV

Breakthrough opens new paths to fight against the deadly virus
Researchers 3D print metamaterials with novel optical properties

Engineers create novel optical devices, including a moth eye-inspired omnidirectional microwave antenna

Events

Spotlights

Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT)

Established to promote innovative collaborations in the humanities and arts. Encourages conversation and debate that reach beyond the traditional borders of a given discipline.
Raymond and Beverly Sackler Convergence Laboratory

Addresses the most serious diseases and medical conditions through collaborative research among investigators in various fields.
Bridge Professorships

Encouraging the recruitment of interdisciplinary faculty whose teaching and research are relevant to multiple academic units.
USAID One Health Workforce Emerging Pandemic Threats 2 Program

An international partnership of universities focused on strengthening global workforce development against emerging pandemic threats.
Tufts Institute for Human-Animal Interaction

Promotes the health, strengths and well-being of humans and animals through multidisciplinary partnerships that foster innovative research, education and service programs in human-animal interaction.
Civic Seed

An innovative, multiplayer game developed at Tisch College to prepare students for work in the community.